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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A basic but essential component or ingredient.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   Important areas in games and sports.

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.

15. Meaning 15 · noun

    The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.

16. Meaning 16 · noun

    The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.

17. Meaning 17 · noun

    A number raised to the power of an exponent.

    “The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.”

18. Meaning 18 · noun

    The set of sets from which a topology is generated.

19. Meaning 19 · noun

    A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.

20. Meaning 20 · noun

    A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.

21. Meaning 21 · noun

    (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

22. Meaning 22 · noun

    A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.

23. Meaning 23 · noun

    The smallest kind of cannon.

24. Meaning 24 · noun

    The housing of a horse.

25. Meaning 25 · noun

    (in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

26. Meaning 26 · noun

    The lower part of a robe or petticoat.

27. Meaning 27 · noun

    An apron.

28. Meaning 28 · noun

    A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.

29. Meaning 29 · noun

    A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.

30. Meaning 30 · noun

    The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.

31. Meaning 31 · noun

    A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.

32. Meaning 32 · noun

    Short for base leg.

33. Meaning 33 · verb

    To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

34. Meaning 34 · verb

    To be located (at a particular place).

35. Meaning 35 · verb

    (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.

36. Meaning 36 · noun

    A low spectrum of sound tones.

    “Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.”

37. Meaning 37 · noun

    A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

    “The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.”

38. Meaning 38 · noun

    One who sings in the bass range.

    “Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.”

39. Meaning 39 · noun

    An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

    “The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.”

40. Meaning 40 · noun

    The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

    “The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.”

41. Meaning 41 · noun

    A root.

42. Meaning 42 · noun

    A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.

43. Meaning 43 · noun

    The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

How this word is used

• General “The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.”
• Everyday “Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.”
• General “The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.”
• General “Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.”
• General “The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.”
• General “The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.”

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